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Mental Health
The Three Pillars of Mental Health: How Diet, Exercise, and Sleep Can Transform Your Mental Health
It always surprises my clients when I tell them that they need a proper diet, exercise, and sleep to help them manage their mental health problems. The majority of them work full-time and dream of becoming financially independent soon. Therefore, sometimes they work...
Importance of Prioritizing Your Mental Health as a Parent
As a parent, you undoubtedly want what's best for your child. You take them to the doctor for check-ups, encourage them to eat healthy, and make sure they get enough sleep. But what about your own mental health? Have you considered how it might be impacting your...
5 Warning Signs That Your Childhood Trauma is Affecting Your Adult Relationships
According to research, in the United States, many children are abused or neglected, and over 680,000 children were abused in 2015. This type of childhood trauma can have long-lasting effects into adulthood and can affect an individual's marriage in a variety of ways....
Relationships
Why Are Healthy Friendships So Important For Mental Health?
“No. I don’t think I’m available anytime soon to hang out with you.” This is exactly what Anna, one of my long-time clients who has been struggling with feelings of loneliness, said when she cut off her toxic friends. She wandered outside to have some...
Family Literacy: How Does It Promote Peace?
Family is not an important thing. . . . It's EVERYTHING. – Michael J. Fox. Imagine if you weren’t able to finish reading the above quote. Or if you don’t know how to read and understand most of the common words we use every day, such as the phrase “It’s everything”?...
5 Effective Ways To Help Men Understand Their Purpose
It's not uncommon for men to feel lost and live with no purpose. Some men may find purpose through their careers, while others may find it through their families or other personal pursuits. However, not all men know exactly where they are going. As a partner, a...
Self
Transform Your Life From Fearful 2022 to Fear-Proof 2023
The New Year is a time for reflection, resolutions, and setting goals. This is also when you begin to realize that your year 2022 has been full of nothing but fear. Just like Kaye, as the year got closer to its end, she wanted to reflect on all of the...
True Essence of Christmas for People with Holiday Blues
It's that time of year again. It's the time when the days start getting shorter, the weather gets colder, and everyone starts getting into the holiday spirit. For some, this is a time of excitement and anticipation. But for others, like Alex, it can be a time of...
Thanksgiving Grants You Pleasure (Here’s Why)
"How can I avoid Thanksgiving?" "I hate it. Can you help me?" “My fear is that I will ruin our Thanksgiving.” “The only thing my family will do on Thanksgiving is fight.” These are some of the things my clients say when Thanksgiving approaches. Thanksgiving is...
Fear Response
4 Fear Responses: “Fight”, “Flight”, “Freeze”, and “Fawn” in Movies
You find yourself struggling with how to respond when faced with fear. Whether it's a big or small challenge, fear is a part of life that we all have to face at some point. And the truth is, we all have our own unique way of responding to it. You may have a “fight",...
Therapy
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